Horie Station

Railway station in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan

33°54′18″N 132°45′12″E / 33.9051°N 132.7534°E / 33.9051; 132.7534Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s)■ Yosan Line Distance184.9 km from TakamatsuPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2 + 1 sidingConstructionStructure typeAt gradeAccessibleNo - platforms linked by footbridgeOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeY52HistoryOpened3 April 1927 (1927-04-03)PassengersFY2019444

Location
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Horie Station (堀江駅, Horie-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y52".^[1]^[2]

Lines

Horie Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 184.9 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.^[3] Only Yosan Line local trains stop at the station and they only serve the sector between Iyo-Saijō and Matsuyama. Connections with other local or limited express trains are needed to travel further east or west along the line.^[4]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. A disused freight car has been set up next to the tracks and converted into a waiting room in the same style as at Minoura. Access to the opposite platform is by means of a footbridge.^[2]^[5]^[6] A siding branches off line 1 and leads to the traces of a disused freight platform.^[3]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Yosan Line
Kōyōdai		Local	Iyo-Wake

History

Horie Station opened on 3 April 1927 as an intermediate stop when the then Sanyo Line was extended from Iyo-Hōjō to Matsuyama. At that time the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways, later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.^[7]^[8]

Surrounding area

Horie Sea Station Umiterasu (former Horie Port)
Horie Beach
Matsuyama Municipal Horie Elementary School

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "堀江" [Horie]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道四国・九州ライン全線・全駅・全配線・第2巻四国西部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 2 Western Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 14, 68. ISBN 9784062951616.
^ "Horie Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
^ "堀江駅" [Horie Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
^ "堀江" [Horie]. sanyukai.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 638. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 213–215. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.